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Diamond Monster 3D II Series                        Windows 9x Drivers
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Release Notes
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This is the Diamond Monster 3D II Series Windows 9x DirectX 6 Drivers
version 4.10.01.0207 with Glide versions 2.54 and 3.01 

Features Added
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This driver implements 3DNow! support.

Addressed Issues
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Fixed inconsistant Control Panel problems.


Driver installation
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The driver can be installed automatically or with the inf file, then please follow
the instructions below:

Existing Drivers Installed or PCI Multimedia Device shown in Device Mgr
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1) Start Windows 9x and open Device Manager (Control Panel, System)

2) Locate the existing reference to the card it will be listed as:

       Reference Card: Other Devices / PCI Multimedia Device or
		       Sound, Video, Game Controllers / Monster 3D II

3) Double Click on the card, then click the driver Tab

4) Click Change Driver and choose Have Disk.

5) Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the directory containing these drivers.)
   and click OK.

6) Select Monster 3D II from the List and click OK.  Click OK again to save
   changes in Device Manager.

7) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "DirectX Drivers for Monster 3D II
   Accelerator" Disk.  Again, point to Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the
   directory containing these drivers.) and press OK.

8) Windows will copy the drivers from the CD. Reboot the system when prompted

9) Install DirectX 6.0.  (If not already installed)


No Current Drivers Installed
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1) Start Windows 9x

2) Power off System and install your Monster 3D II  
   Accelerator into a PCI slot. 

3) Restart Windows 9x after hardware installation.

4) Windows 9x will detect a "PCI Multimedia Device", you need to:

    Windows 95 Retail users: Select "Use Driver from Mfr" and click OK
    Windows 95 OSR2 users: Click "Next" on the Detection Dialog Box

5) Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the directory containing these drivers.)
   and click OK.

6) Select Monster 3D II from the List and click OK.  
   Click OK again to save changes in Device Manager.

7) You MAY then be prompted to insert the "DirectX Drivers for Monster 3D II
   Accelerator" Disk.  Again, point to Point to X:\ (Where X:\ is the the 
   directory containing these drivers.) and press OK.

8) Windows will copy the drivers from the directory. Reboot the system 
   when prompted

9) Install DirectX 6.0


Installation Notes
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These drivers require DirectX 6 to support Direct3D applications.


Known Limitations
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None.



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